Time To Keep It Simple serves as a record of my life as a traveler, writer, genealogist, photographer, target sports enthusiast, Rotarian, Mason, Jew, PR professional, and many other (mostly positive) things. In addition to this daily blog I am also the man behind the curtain (not named Oz) at gettingyourphil.blogspot.com and I previously blogged at fromgoytooleh.blogspot.com.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Not Much Longer Now…

Enjoying the quiet while it lasts!

I
really don’t know where the time has gone. It feels as though we had just
surprised the family only a short time ago with the announcement but it has now
been eight and a half months and our son’s arrival is fast approaching. On the
one hand I wish that we had more time to prepare the house and ourselves but on
the other hand I can’t wait for the day when we can meet our baby.

The
emotions have been running high lately with the stress even higher. The one
constant during this time has been the comfort that our child brings when I
feel him moving beneath my hand. Having him already starting to bond with me in
that small way has made many days and countless moments bearable and the world
just a little bit better. It is interesting to think that his arrival will make
things so much more complex but at the same time simplify things like we have
never experienced before.

Both
of us have our moments of eagerness, times of stress, and instances of panic
and nervousness. There are times when we want the birth to happen right then
and there and other moments when we wish we had just a couple more weeks. With
so many things that have been going on I wish we had more time to enjoy the
anticipation and excitement. Those moments have been too few and far between.

Looking
back there are moments that I will forever cherish... remembering the moments when
decisions were made, furniture was slowly constructed, and the times when I was
able to stand back for a few minutes and watch my wife fold baby clothes and
put them away. I will never forget those moments that the two of us shared.
They will remain prominent right there with the moments when we told our parents,
the first time we saw our son and heard his heartbeat, and the even going back
to the instant when we both agreed that we were ready to start a family many
years ago sitting along King George Street in Jerusalem.

It
has been a long time coming and while it may not have seemed like it was moving
along so quickly in the moment, time has moved so fast and I wish we could just
slow things down so we could enjoy the moments, minutes, and seconds. So many
things have changed since that instant when we found the strength to become
parents and all the trials since that discussion have continued to prepare us
for what is just over two weeks away. While I still question whether I will be
a good father I know that we will be a great family. Or, at the very least, an
interesting one.